Football Manager - I turned Millwall into the most aggressive team in the world - Part III

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• I turned Millwall into the most aggressive team in the world - Part III
• European Super Cup 2020, playing as Sporting CP drawing 5-5 against Manchester City and this happens at 90+2
• Thanks PSG
• He's back! Wait...
• Gotta love the Finnish 2nd Division
• When you hit it just right
• I Had to Share This Madness
• Score this, and we're in the Champions League. But no... instead we get this.
• Saving Chicago Fire (Story, pt. 0)
• Group E will be interesting
• What are people’s longest goal streaks in FM?
• Posted recently about my striker scoring 80+ goals in a season. He bagged 71 in the following season. 153 goals in two seasons, all comps. I think I love him.
• When standing at a bus shelter, does anyone else pretend mentally that they're in fact standing infront of the dugout in their FM game?
• Well considering we were expected to finish mid table I think this is a great start.
• leno goes full karius
• got FM'd by Liverpool in the Europa League final, one day i'll get silverware in Europe!
• Fm19 Touch vs Fm20
• Had the most ridiculous match. Four goals in stoppage time.
• So, York City decided to use 2 different shirts this match (black & red).. This is so weird
• Top 12 Goals Football Manager 2020
• Don't qualify for promotion?
• What happens when upgrades are cancelled due to lack of money?
• Dodged a transfer embargo by thirty-eight minutes
• Like the palm of my hand

I turned Millwall into the most aggressive team in the world - Part III Posted: 14 Dec 2019 06:29 AM PST Link to Part I Link to Part II ​ Previously, on "I turned Millwall into the most aggressive team in the world" After bringing in a number of shithouse players, and disposing of weak, flair players, Millwall's season has bizarrely been excellent points-wise, and we find ourselves challenging for promotion to the Premier League. Unfortunately, whilst we do top the table for fouls and bookings, the numbers aren't as impressive as originally anticipated. Can the team (literally) kick on in the second half of the season? ​ The January Transfer Window There is business to be done. Funds are low, after the board wasted £2.4m on new data analysis facilities when I asked them to on a whim… I have already created a shortlist – key among them is Preston's Ben Pearson. He has everything we need – he winds up opponents, argues with officials, dives into tackles, and is one of the league leaders for yellow cards. After some wrangling we agree a reasonable price, only for the bastard to refuse to talk to me, citing Leicester's rumoured interest as the reason. This is a major setback, as I'd planned on building my team around him. ​ https://preview.redd.it/g6ndz5bbsl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5496fb15ff88328adff2f078cd451a114b04c080 ​ We also have a bid accepted for dream target Lee Cattermole. He also refuses to talk to us. I once again go in for Scott Brown, only for the same outcome. Why can't these players appreciate the project here at Millwall?? Palmeiras reject my bids for Felipe Melo without even negotiating, and Alfredo Morelos is out of our price range to begin with. I'm even scuppered by work permit rules, with yellow card aficionado Beram Kayal unable to get a new permit due to his Israeli nationality. One position I haven't done much with is goalkeeper. For the entire month of December all my scouts are set assignments to find the next Jens Lehmann. They succeed. ​ https://preview.redd.it/6lxpcp5lsl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e49096e2661403b63da1d326daa1389c719ba44 ​ This guy is beyond my wildest expectations. A goalkeeper who argues with officials and winds up opponents? I feel it is his destiny to play for us. There are, however, two stumbling blocks. He's on a season-long loan, so will have to wait until the summer at the earliest. And he plays for Liverpool. They demand £80m for him. I back down and hope that they're more reasonable at the end of the season. Once it becomes apparent that marquee signings like Pepe will not happen in January, I adjust our focus. We bring in the horrible ball-winning midfielder Richie Smallwood (dives into tackles), striker Joe Garner (argues with officials, winds up opponents, gets crowd going), and forward Lee Tomlin (argues with officials, winds up opponents). They're all around 30-years-old, and I pay just over £0.5m for all three combined. Bargain veteran English shithouses. The fan reaction is… unenthusiastic. ​ https://preview.redd.it/pj6pmjdqsl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9001f5e20d5893c5a998ec6a2c02df425bc29a0c ​ In terms of outgoings, the fan reaction is even worse. I loan out by far our best centre half, 24-year-old Jake Cooper, for a £3m fee, solely because his bravery plummeted after he sprained knee ligaments in November. This is not an easy decision, as his 6'7" frame had been key in heading away most crosses into our box, and I worry it will hurt our form, but I take solace in knowing that the squad's average aggression and bravery will rise with him gone. I also sell hard-working striker Jón Daði Böðvarsson. Not only has he failed to learn to dive into tackles, he's a striker who "looks for the pass rather than attempting to score". Whatever next? A defender who doesn't like to tackle? Finally, Aiden O'Brien and Shaun Williams, two timid players I'd failed to shift in the summer, are offloaded. I have to convince the board to let me sell them for well under market value, but with our league position so good the board are happy to let me do what I want. For some reason the fans think I'm selling players who are good enough to stay and replacing them with aging journeymen. They fail to see the bigger picture. ​ Aggressors Assemble January is something of a let down. We average a solid 24 fouls a game but fail to win once, receiving at most three bookings in any one match. The sale of Jake Cooper is felt in defence, with us conceding two goals in most games, but at the other end Joe Garner hits the ground running, scoring three in three. ​ https://preview.redd.it/4s19765ysl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1345ff016dd7b674b35c3e4c33b3d7ef5fde4b2 ​ We also travel to Crystal Palace for yet another tough cup draw. The players commit an incredible forty-one fouls, setting a new high bar for the season, en route to a respectable 2-1 defeat. Yet again our booking tally – at three yellow cards – is disappointingly low. Our poor form means we slip to sixth position, but I'm happy to see that our transfer business has had a positive impact on our average fouls per game. Richie Smallwood is booked on his debut. The fans will come to hate his performances, which usually consist of him being subbed on, fouling the opposition, and getting a 6.4 match rating. He is my Granit Xhaka. ​ Fines, Fines, and more Fines February starts with a bang. We win 1-0 at home to West Brom, receiving six yellow cards and our third FA fine of the season. Over the month the side excel themselves, increasing our average fouls per game to 27. We win five of the six games this month, including a 3-2 victory over Ben Pearson's Preston, leaving them deep in relegation trouble. If they're relegated I can surely buy him in the summer, even if we fail to get promoted. March brings our fourth FA fine after we receive six bookings in another dire 1-0 victory, this time against Derby. Richie Smallwood doesn't even have time to get a match rating, but still gets a yellow. As if to prove that the fines won't deter us, the team go one better in the next match, with five bookings and a red card, Shaun Hutchinson's second of the season. We lose 5-3, but more importantly we take home the prize of disciplinary action in successive games for the first time. ​ Tactical Evolutions Though on the whole the initial tactical decision to go with a Gegenpress-based 5-3-2 has worked, I am always seeking to improve ways in which we can foul, both in terms of the quality and quantity of our fouls. One issue had been our somewhat patient build-ups, due to the positive mentality I had set. A team cannot foul the opposition if the opposition doesn't have the ball. I am reluctant to simply park the bus, since sitting back all game only invites inevitable goals and defeats, but a low block also reduces the team's pressing and therefore the foul count. I decide to take a more nuanced approach, and change to a balanced mentality. Hopefully this speeds our attacks up a little, reduces our possession, yet keeps us in with a chance of winning the games. In addition, I decide to use January signing Lee Tomlin (signed almost entirely because of his shithouse traits rather than his actual ability) in his preferred central attacking midfield position. I originally intended to force him to play up front, but my strikers' card count is unremarkable, and I figure another body in the midfield might help our combativeness there. ​ https://preview.redd.it/mdq4g082tl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2da031f78b2b99e3aac1771cc017526c357f18d8 ​ I retain our 5-3-2 as an option, switching between them if games are too sporting, and over the remainder of the season having these variations does help, though no formation is notably better than the other for fouls produced. One week one formation will work wonders, the next week the other will work better. If I can keep the opposition guessing a little, maybe that alone is enough to up our foul count. ​ The Home Straight With six games remaining we're still in fifth place. The automatic spots are probably out of reach, but as long as our form remains half decent we should be able to keep our playoff position. Disappointingly, we look like falling some way short of the 158 yellow cards target I'd set at the start of the year. We pick up eleven bookings in the first four fixtures, winning both home games and losing the away games despite taking early leads in both. We need to win one of the final two games to book our playoff spot. I'm bullish in our press conferences, and aggressive in the team talks. I want us to do this in true Millwall style. My team does not disappoint. The QPR game turns into a brutal slog; we commit 31 fouls and get five bookings, and the game looks to be ending goalless before Lee Tomlin bundles in the winner in the 90th minute! ​ https://preview.redd.it/66tmbl76tl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06aeae03ea5bbf9212030aef855a921cc058ff88 ​ The final game is a freebie at home to Huddersfield. For a bit of fun I experiment with five ball-winning midfielders and a lone target man whom we hoof the ball up to all game. We see the league season out in style – injuring Ignazio Abate and receiving six bookings in a 0-0 draw. The FA fine us for the sixth time. ​ The Playoff Battles Against all reasonable expectations we somehow qualify for the playoffs, getting a tough draw against Brentford. Both previous fixtures had ended 1-0 to the home team, and I expect these games to be just as tight. There's so much at stake. I would've been delighted with a top half finish, but now we have a chance at reaching the Premier League and potentially signing stars like Ashley Barnes, I worry that defeat now will cast a shadow over what we've achieved this season. All those fouls would mean nothing. The first leg is at home. We're under the cosh from the start but battle bravely. The players seem to treat these games as bonus fixtures to improve our fouls and bookings, picking up a season-high nine yellows and one red (Shaun Hutchinson's third of the year) before narrowly losing 1-0. In the return leg we go a goal down early on, before Shane Ferguson is sent off just before half time. Promotion is fading away, but the players go out in the second half and do what they do best: hack the opposition to bits. To my delight the commentator claims my players are losing their disclipline. ​ https://preview.redd.it/32u3igt6wl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4bfba22efa0ee66d33a55e19a92b766caef67381 ​ Our promotion hopes are over, but rather than being gutted I'm proud of the team. The final three games saw us pick up three disciplinary fines in a row, hitting £40,000 in fines for the year, and bringing our total yellow cards to an impressive 156, the side committing over one thousand fouls along the way. Rather than a disappointing finish to the year, I see the potential in this side. I want us to come back next year and challenge for even more yellow cards and commit even more fouls. ​ End of Season Stats and Awards The final league table and stats are below. But I want to nominate some players first for their commitment to the cause. ​ Player of the Season: This has to be our left wing back Shane Ferguson. Not only did he receive the most cards in the team, with 17 yellows and one red, he also scored eight goals (half of them from direct free kicks), and had our highest average rating. An easy choice. ​ Signings of the Season: The actual choice for this is obviously our 18-year-old French centre midfielder Ibrahim Karamoko, signed for an expensive £7.5m from Chievo. He immediately learned to dive into tackles, and received 15 bookings and one red over the year. He's one for the future, and I'm hopeful he can learn to argue with officials soon, having been mentored by Darren Fletcher all year. I also want to nominate Joe Garner, signed for £140k from Wigan. The board and fans didn't see his potential, but despite his age he scored seven goals in 16 games, and even learned to dive into tackles, despite my coaches being adamant that he was too old to learn new skills. ​ Game of the Season Against some tough contendors, our League Cup defeat to Watford stands out the most for our two straight red cards. Neither Ben Thompson and Ryan Leonard played enough minutes to receive a match rating, yet were both sent off for needlessly aggressive fouls in the centre of the park. The true Millwall Way. ​ Final Stats https://preview.redd.it/4yb2qw6uwl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c31ece2e59402731d426b8033cfb288e8fa32311 ​ https://preview.redd.it/mfbvdjiywl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b06c5259aab05ba0317038fdbef22f36426f761 ​ https://preview.redd.it/f87l45vzwl441.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e05d2198415aaea4c6a47dc44378ed54cb69f8c5 submitted by /u/Hurball [link] [comments]

European Super Cup 2020, playing as Sporting CP drawing 5-5 against Manchester City and this happens at 90+2 Posted: 14 Dec 2019 12:51 PM PST submitted by /u/GoatXpress17 [link] [comments]

Thanks PSG Posted: 13 Dec 2019 11:47 PM PST submitted by /u/guyqwe [link] [comments]

He's back! Wait... Posted: 14 Dec 2019 10:37 AM PST submitted by /u/AlexFST [link] [comments]

Gotta love the Finnish 2nd Division Posted: 14 Dec 2019 07:51 AM PST submitted by /u/JackMinzo [link] [comments]

When you hit it just right Posted: 14 Dec 2019 01:42 PM PST submitted by /u/Xedro [link] [comments]

I Had to Share This Madness Posted: 14 Dec 2019 01:33 PM PST Apologies for the lack of screenshots, I was too overjoyed and completely forgot. I've re-started playing FM 19 on the my mobile, but I wasn't sure what team to choose. I'm going to Rome soon, so I thought I'd go into the Italian leagues and choose a team in the lowest divisions (Serie C). Not sure what team to choose, I saw there was a team called "Monza" (like the race track) and that was my team. After an average first half of the season, I sat 8th going into the winter break. After the winter break, I went on one hell of a run. Unbeaten until 23rd March. I'd managed to claw my way into the top 4. 4 points behind first place. Then, it got even crazier. Another unbeaten run. Winning and drawing - I even won one game 6-5. Finally taking the lead for the first time in the 91st minute. I'd somehow, someway found myself top of the league by 1 point with two games to go. Disaster. I lost my penultimate game. Only my second loss in the second half of the season. Found myself 2nd, 1 point behind top spot, with one game to go. Last game of the season. 1-0. 1-1. 2-1. I'd done my bit. I won my game. But what about the team that was top going into the final round of league games? Well they lost. I'd won the league on goal difference. I had a +20 and they had a +18. I'd been promoted to Serie B on goal difference. The team that were 1st lost 1-0 at home thanks to a 90th minute winner!!! Absolute madness! submitted by /u/SuccessfulSteak [link] [comments]

Score this, and we're in the Champions League. But no... instead we get this. Posted: 14 Dec 2019 03:05 AM PST submitted by /u/xxkurdistanpeshmerga [link] [comments]

Saving Chicago Fire (Story, pt. 0) Posted: 14 Dec 2019 01:39 PM PST Hey guys, this is my first post on Reddit ever and what better subreddit than this one! A little about me, I'm a Chicago native and currently study at UIUC. I have been watching soccer (football) ever since I randomly choose an AC Milan jersey when I was 7 (which is another team that needs help but they kind of on the up recently). I have watch some MLS and look forward to learning more through this load. As some might know (most will not haha) Chicago Fire are in a little bit of a situation right now. They recently fired their head coach Veljko Paunovic and still haven't hired a new manager. Furthermore, they have a really small roster, only 17 players (and only one foward and basically one goalie). They lost key players like Bastian Schweinsteiger, Nemanja Nikolic, and Dax McCarty and the likely possibility of their attacking players Katai and Gaitan. And not to mention the new, somewhat ugly logo. (Info from https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/14/21018894/with-no-coach-small-roster-chicago-fire-behind-schedule-nelson-rodriguez-veljko-paunovic-mansueto) On the brightside, they are moving to Soldier Field (the Bears stadium) which will bring more fans in (hopefully) and a Designated Player slot open. In real life, they are many ads all over Chicago promoting this reforming of the team (I'll take a picture and add to the next post if this is continues). Overall though, things look grim. I think I'm gonna look to create a great youth system and get retiring star forward (maybe Cavani). ​ Thanks for reading and please give me any suggestions about the save and approach. I probably should go back to studying for finals! ​ #ComeOnYouMenInRed submitted by /u/KokofluffInDaUSA [link] [comments]

Group E will be interesting Posted: 13 Dec 2019 11:01 PM PST submitted by /u/Daytime35 [link] [comments]

What are people’s longest goal streaks in FM? Posted: 14 Dec 2019 09:56 AM PST submitted by /u/Adambro2014 [link] [comments]

Posted recently about my striker scoring 80+ goals in a season. He bagged 71 in the following season. 153 goals in two seasons, all comps. I think I love him. Posted: 14 Dec 2019 03:19 PM PST submitted by /u/JimWG [link] [comments]

When standing at a bus shelter, does anyone else pretend mentally that they're in fact standing infront of the dugout in their FM game? Posted: 14 Dec 2019 12:04 PM PST Or am I just a weirdo? submitted by /u/mathamhatham [link] [comments]

Well considering we were expected to finish mid table I think this is a great start. Posted: 14 Dec 2019 08:13 PM PST submitted by /u/IHVeigar [link] [comments]

leno goes full karius Posted: 14 Dec 2019 07:57 PM PST submitted by /u/simon49620 [link] [comments]

got FM'd by Liverpool in the Europa League final, one day i'll get silverware in Europe! Posted: 14 Dec 2019 05:38 PM PST submitted by /u/TTyTTDT [link] [comments]

Fm19 Touch vs Fm20 Posted: 14 Dec 2019 06:40 PM PST I just want to know if I lost my mind. I got the full version of FM20 and I find myself (and still enjoying more) the Fm19 touch version on my Nintendo Switch. Am I the only one that's struggling with the transition to FM20? submitted by /u/caxtro [link] [comments]

Had the most ridiculous match. Four goals in stoppage time. Posted: 14 Dec 2019 09:20 AM PST submitted by /u/ChandlerBingQuotes [link] [comments]

So, York City decided to use 2 different shirts this match (black & red).. This is so weird Posted: 14 Dec 2019 03:09 AM PST submitted by /u/Furyi4n [link] [comments]

Top 12 Goals Football Manager 2020 Posted: 14 Dec 2019 05:47 PM PST submitted by /u/MrPlazi [link] [comments]

Don't qualify for promotion? Posted: 14 Dec 2019 07:13 PM PST ​ Apparently, despite being in third place, 10 points off 2nd with 5 games to go, they are automatically promoted. Anyone know of a reason as to why my team might not be allowed to qualify? Doesn't look like I'll qualify for the playoffs despite sitting in third place. submitted by /u/DillanLeeH [link] [comments]

What happens when upgrades are cancelled due to lack of money? Posted: 14 Dec 2019 09:07 PM PST I had some upgrades to youth facilities cancelled at around 80% completion. Is this money all wasted? will be cheaper to complete next time around? faster? or is everything just cancelled with no money wasted? submitted by /u/Azelixi [link] [comments]

Dodged a transfer embargo by thirty-eight minutes Posted: 14 Dec 2019 05:34 AM PST submitted by /u/Kreindeker [link] [comments]

Like the palm of my hand Posted: 14 Dec 2019 09:13 AM PST submitted by /u/TheTerrorWrist [link] [comments]

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